A cook, vice-captain of the Rocks Pirates?

"To deal with a monster like Rocks, our navy would lose a lot of people if we relied on them alone. It's not a bad thing to borrow the power of pirates from time to time."

His tone was relaxed, but his eyes were more serious than ever before.

On the other side of the island, a magnificent, enormous cruise ship flying the Celestial Dragons' flag was slowly approaching the shore.

Several world nobles wearing bubble hoods and with arrogant expressions disembarked from the ship under the protection of the Knights of God. They were the most important, yet also the most vulnerable, bait in this hunt.

Further out at sea, a pirate ship with a lion-like prow, the Oro Jackson, lay quietly outside the encirclement of the naval fleet, maintaining a delicate distance from them.

Captain Gol D. Roger stood at the bow of the ship with his arms crossed, gazing in the direction of God Valley, his face filled with undisguised excitement and anticipation.

"Rayleigh, which direction do you think that Rocks guy will come from?"

"Who knows? But it's time for the main character of this banquet to make his appearance."

Rayleigh adjusted his glasses and said calmly.

Just then, the sky in the distance suddenly darkened.

A huge, dark cloud-like shadow loomed down from the horizon at great speed, accompanied by a series of deep, rumbling sounds, like the roar of a dragon.

"coming!"

Garp's eyes sharpened instantly, and he clenched his fists, his knuckles cracking.

The naval fleet instantly raised all its cannons, aiming them at the shadow in the sky.

The shadow drew closer and closer, finally revealing its true form.

That was the Azure Dragon!

Chapter 89 The war begins!

This black sea fortress appeared directly above God Valley from high above, with an air of supreme dominance.

"Wahahahahahaha!"

Rocks's maniacal laughter, like rolling thunder, descended from the sky and resounded in everyone's ears.

"World Government! Navy! And Roger! I'm very satisfied with the stage you've prepared for me!"

"As a return gift, I'll show you what true despair is!"

Before he finished speaking, dozens of launch ports suddenly opened on the bottom of the Azure Dragon.

Immediately afterwards, countless candy bombs created by Charlotte Linlin and imbued with the spirit of explosion rained down like raindrops!

These bombs look colorful and harmless, but each one contains terrifying power comparable to heavy artillery!

"Fire! Stop them!"

The Warring States period roared as he gave the order.

The naval fleet roared into action instantly, with countless shells forming a deadly net, attempting to intercept the candy bombs in mid-air.

However, at that moment, an invisible shockwave descended from the sky.

Newgate stood on the side of the Azure Dragon's ship and made a light, downward gesture with one hand.

"Air shock!"

Click!

The space above the naval fleet shattered like a mirror struck by a heavy hammer!

The shells that had just been fired deflected their trajectories as they entered the shattered space, colliding and exploding in mid-air, creating a dazzling yet deadly display of fireworks.

In the first round of combat, the navy suffered a complete defeat!

Countless candy bombs pierced through the interception net and slammed into various parts of God Valley.

Rumble!

The earth-shattering explosions rose and fell, and the entire Valley of the Gods was instantly turned into a sea of ​​fire.

"Men! Dinner's ready!"

With a roar from Lockes, the monsters on the Azure Dragon leaped down from the sky like tigers descending a mountain!

Gatz's massive body crashed into a Marine Corps formation like a meteorite, his huge anchor sweeping out and instantly clearing an area.

Silver's figure flickered in the air a few times before silently landing on the mast of the Celestial Dragon cruise ship, his cold gaze locking onto the trembling world nobles.

A legendary battle of unprecedented scale, bringing together the most elite forces of an era in the One Piece world, has officially begun in the most flamboyant and domineering way!

Raine stood on the deck of the Azure Dragon, looking down at the island that had been transformed into a living hell, his eyes calm.

He did not participate in the war; his battlefield was not here.

Raine turned and walked back to the kitchen, taking out the battle bento box that had been prepared beforehand and contained various food spirits.

He knew that this battle would be incredibly long and brutal, and that he would be the monsters' strongest and only support in this protracted war!

Just then, a tall figure walked up to Renn's side, carrying a faint, scorching aura like volcanic ash.

It's the Flame Flower, Gloriosa.

She didn't look at Raine, but stood beside him, her gaze also fixed on the battlefield below that was about to turn into a living hell.

"What a boring farce."

She spoke, her voice still cool, but less icy and aloof.

Raine didn't stop what he was doing, but calmly asked, "You don't like fighting?"

"I just don't like this kind of battle where I'm treated like a monkey being watched."

Flameflower snorted coldly, her tone carrying a hint of the former empress's pride: "If we're going to fight, we should fight like the warriors of Elbaf, honorably and fiercely, until the very end."

"That's just your fighting style."

Ryan wrapped a piece of still-warm roasted meat, marinated in special spices, in parchment paper and placed it in a food box.

"For the captain, it's more like a grand ceremony to announce his coronation to the world. The more spectators there are, the more lively the ceremony will be."

Flameflower remained silent for a moment. Looking into Raine's calm and unwavering eyes, she suddenly felt that this child, who was not even eleven years old, seemed to be able to see through Locke's heart better than anyone else on the ship.

"I……"

She seemed to want to say something, but didn't know where to begin.

As if knowing what she was thinking, Ryan picked up a delicate little wooden box from the side and handed it to her.

"this is for you."

Flameflower took the wooden box and opened it.

Inside lay a candy, a dark reddish-brown candy made from the pulp of a lava fruit and an unknown, spicy spice.

"Eat one before battle to make your domineering aura more explosive, and also to make your mood... more intense."

Raine explained.

Flameflower held the still slightly warm candy, feeling the scorching energy emanating from it, the same source as her domineering aura, and felt a gentle touch on the softest part of her heart.

She looked up, gave Ryan a deep look, and then put the candy in her mouth.

A spicy yet sweet flavor exploded on the tip of the tongue, turning into a warm current that flowed throughout the body.

It wasn't the warmth from the food, but the warmth of being understood and cared for.

"I won't die."

Flameflower suddenly spoke, her eyes becoming more resolute than ever before.

"I will not die until I find a new way of life on this ship."

This is a vow that is spoken to both Rennes and himself.

"Ah."

Renn nodded and closed the last bento box.

"Come back for dinner when you're tired, it'll be as much as you want."

The simple conversation felt like an unbreakable agreement.

Flameflower turned and left; her silhouette remained aloof, yet no longer so lonely.

……

The coastline of God Valley was shattered in the flames of the explosion, and the seawater was dyed a scalding orange-red.

"Oooo!"

Gatz's roar even drowned out the explosion, and his massive body, like a burning meteorite, was the first to crash into the center of the navy's position.

boom!

The ground cracked, air surged, and a huge impact crater appeared out of nowhere. Dozens of elite naval personnel were thrown into the air by the brute force, spitting blood and losing consciousness while still in mid-air.

"Monster!"

A rear admiral, his eyes blazing with fury, drew his longsword and roared, "Suppress with heavy firepower! Don't let him get close to the main position!"

However, Gatz completely ignored the bullets and shells fired at him.

Having eaten Rein's dish, which contained the spirit of rage, he now felt like the embodiment of destruction and power, every muscle in his body yearning for battle.

"Hahaha! Want me to tickle you?"

He hoisted the giant anchor and swung it like a whirlwind, deflecting all the incoming shells. He even managed to hit a few back with pinpoint accuracy, sending them exploding in the navy's own positions.

"Fuck them all!"

With a sweeping motion, Gatz's massive anchor ripped through the air with a piercing shriek, leveling an entire Marine Corps phalanx along with their fortifications and creating a vacuum.

He was like a prehistoric beast that stormed into a china shop, leaving only destruction and wailing in his wake.

Chapter 90 The fierce battle

On the other side, aboard the Celestial Dragons' cruise ship.

Silver's figure appeared silently at the top of the mast, like a shadow that blended into the night, without even stirring a gust of wind.

"Protect the Holy Carriage!"

The Knight Commander of the Knights of God, a blond-haired, blue-eyed man clad in magnificent armor and wielding a cross-shaped lance, spotted him immediately.

Dozens of divine knights immediately formed an impenetrable defensive formation, protecting the trembling world nobles in the center.

"The reaction was very quick."

Silver's tone remained icy as he looked down at the group of knights below, whose auras were not weak, his eyes showing no emotion whatsoever.

After eating the dish of the Silent Soul, his world became different from that of ordinary people.

He could clearly see the flow of air, the trajectory of sound, and even the frequency of each person's heartbeat.

In Silver's perception, the seemingly perfect defensive formation below was full of fatal flaws.

"Unfortunately, your breathing... is too noisy."

The moment the words left his mouth, Silver's figure vanished from the mast.

The next second, he appeared on the flank of the knight formation like a ghost, thrusting his spear at an angle incomprehensible to ordinary people.

There was no earth-shattering roar, only a slight sound, like the tearing of cloth.

The spear tip precisely struck the weakest gap where the armor of the two knights met, and a skillful force penetrated their bodies, instantly disintegrating their fighting ability.

A tiny gap appeared in the formation.

This gap was magnified infinitely in Silver's eyes.

His figure flashed again, his spear transforming into streaks of silver phantoms, each appearance accompanied by the fall of a divine knight.

Like the most elegant artist, he composed a waltz of death using the bodies and screams of his enemies.

"Oh my god! Is the blood of the Celestial Dragons sweet?"

Lingling's laughter, like a nightmare, echoed from the other side of the battlefield.

She commanded Prometheus and Zeus, transforming them into mobile calamities that rampaged through the Marine Corps' positions.